据普氏能源资讯2019年8月16日休斯顿报道，南非萨索尔公司周五表示，该公司位于美国路易斯安那州的查尔斯湖化工项目的蒸汽裂解装置在启动初期就落后于计划，因此萨索尔今年财务报告的发布时间将不得不被推迟。

萨索尔公司说：“该公司日前遇到了一个与大型热交换器有关的技术挑战。因此，为了解决这个问题，这个蒸汽裂解装置的启动中断了好几天。”

7月25日，萨索尔曾表示，这个蒸汽裂解装置预计在7月底或之后不久将能正常运行。萨索尔把“有益的操作”定义为连续72小时的按规格生产。

萨索尔周五表示，这个蒸汽裂解装置现已恢复运营，萨索尔将于8月26日或8月26日之前提供有关这个蒸汽裂解装置达到良性运营成果的最新信息。

李峻 编译自 Platts

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Sasol says Lake Charles steam cracker startup schedule slips, delays results release

Sasol on Friday said the steam cracker at its Lake Charles Chemicals Project in Louisiana was behind schedule in its initial startup, and as a result the release of the company's 2019 financial results would be delayed.

"A technical challenge relating to a large heat exchanger was encountered. As a result, the cracker startup was interrupted for several days to resolve this issue," the company said Friday.

On July 25, the company had said beneficial operation of the cracker was expected at the end of July or soon thereafter. Sasol defines "beneficial operation" as 72 consecutive hours of on-spec production.

"The startup has now resumed" and an update on the achievement of beneficial operation will be provided on or before August 26, the company said Friday.

In its Friday statement, the company mentioned details of a report that pointed to potential Lakes Charles control weaknesses. "A preliminary report from the independent review was presented to the board on [Wednesday]. The report contains observations which point to possible LCCP control weaknesses," the company said.